17.7 Million Dollar Investment Into Ending Poverty And Homelessness In Sudbury

Sudbury MPP Glenn Thibeault made a major funding announcement in Downtown Sudbury saying a 17.7 million dollar investment will go towards solving poverty and homelessness in the city.

Thibeault says it’s part of Ontario’s goal to end chronic homelessness by 2025.

The money through Ontario’s Local Poverty Reduction Fund will be given to the city to help turn the current Off The Street Emergency Shelter into a 24/7 residential program.

It will be phased in over the next 3-5 years with the biggest chuck, over 10.5 million, coming in year one.

The shelter is run by the Canadian Mental Health Association and CEO Marion Quigley says this announcement gives them hope.

Harm Reduction lead Physician, Dr. Mike Franklyn says they have been held back significantly in what they can do because of funding and proper funding will go a long way to creating success stories.

Quigley says they will continue to update the public but expect construction to begin in 2018.

A chunk of the funding will also to Laurentian University for research projects.

Here is a breakdown of the investment:

Community projects funded by Ontario’s Local Poverty Reduction Fund.
Social Planning Council of Sudbury $108,000
Laurentian University $244,700
Total Funding $352,700
Total SHARP & SHAIP Funding
Year 1 (2016-17) $2,390,262
Year 2 (2017-18) $1,659,751
Year 3-5* (2018-21) $3,680,269
Total Funding $7,730,282
Home for Good Funding:
Year 1 CAPITAL Allocations $8,347,500
Year 1 OPERATING Allocations $211,500
Year 2 OPERATING Allocations $549,000
Year 3 OPERATING Allocations $549,000
Total Funding $9,657,000
Total investment in Sudbury $17,739,982